Jetta (musician)

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Jetta
Jetta performing live
Jetta performing live
Background information
Birth nameJetta John-Hartley
Born10 June, 1989
Liverpool, England
Genres
Years active2012–present
Associated acts

Jetta (full name Jetta John-Hartley) is a British singer-songwriter and record producer from Liverpool. She is best known for her songs "I'd Love to Change the World (Matstubs Remix)" and "Feels Like Coming Home".

Early life[]

Jetta was born and raised in Liverpool by her sound engineer father and mother Jennifer John, who is a vocal coach and co-founder of a cappella group Sense of Sound.[1]

When she was 15 years old, Jetta was gifted the music editing software Logic on which she taught herself to produce music.[2]

Career[]

She began her career as a backup singer for Paloma Faith while accompanying her on the UK leg of the Do You Want the Truth or Something Beautiful Tour. She also did backup singing for CeeLo Green.[3]

In 2012, Jetta released a self-shot music video for her song "Start A Riot" which gained thousands of views in its first week on YouTube and brought her significant attention.[4] She further received recognition in 2013 when her song "Feels Like Coming Home" (produced by Jim Eliot) was chosen as the soundtrack for the Google Zeitgeist 2013 – Year In Review which gained more than 33M views. In 2015, the song was used in the tenth episode of the eleventh season of Grey's Anatomy. In 2014, for a limited time only, a soft EP release, titled Start a Riot, was made available in the UK and US, to critical acclaim, including iTunes Single Of The Week.

On 6th March 2014, Jetta performed "Feels Like Coming Home" and "Start A Riot" live at Jimmy Kimmel Live!.[5] She then performed at Calling Festival, London in June alongside Paloma Faith, Stevie Wonder and Michael Kiwanuka. The same year, her cover of Ten Years After's song "I'd Love To Change The World" was used in a trailer for Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, the first trailer for the movies Nightcrawler and Terminator Genisys, and in the first episode of the fourth season of CBS' TV series Person of Interest. In 2015, electronic producer Matstubs released a remix of Jetta's cover of the song. The song received significant attention after being posted to the Trap Nation YouTube channel. It then hit gold, generating over 200 million plays on YouTube, and 120 million on Spotify, becoming her most listened to song. In 2017, L'Orchestra Cinématique released the remix cover of the song on the trailer for Star Trek: Discovery.[6]

The same year, her Pharrell Williams-produced track "Crescendo" was included in the soundtrack of Pepsi Beats of the Beautiful Game which included songs by artists such as Kelly Rowland, Santigold, Rita Ora, Timbaland and Janelle Monáe. "Crescendo" was accompanied by a short film directed by Indrani Pal-Chaudhuri which was shot in Rajasthan, India.

Her self-produced EP Tonic was released on August 24, 2018. The singles "Fool" and "Enemy In Me" were both added to New Music Friday on Spotify on the day of their release. All four singles had accompanying music videos which were uploaded onto YouTube. In December, she opened for British-Canadian all-girl group All Saints on their Testament Tour at the Hammersmith Apollo where she sang songs from Tonic as well as older songs like "Start A Riot".[7]

Jetta has co-written songs for rapper Machine Gun Kelly ("Merry Go Round"), girl group Neon Jungle ("Louder", "Fool Me"), DJ Sam Feldt ("Runaways"), and singers P!nk ("More"), Medina ("Runnin Out of Love", "We Survive") and Ashley Roberts ("Clockwork").[8]

Between 2019 and 2020, Jetta released four standalone singles with each being accompanied by a music video: "No Fire", "Livin'", "I Wanna Know" and "Taste".[9][10] The same year, her song "Can You Hear Me Now" was included in the soundtrack of the football documentary The End of the Storm.[11]

Jetta announced on Instagram that she will release her new single "He Usually Likes Boys" on 22nd July, 2021. The artist released "Honey", her latest single, on 3rd December the same year.

Discography[]

Extended plays[]

List of extended plays, with selected details, chart positions, and sales
Title Extended play details
Start a Riot
(Limited Time Only)
  • Released: 14 January 2014 (US)[12]
  • Label: Independent
  • Format: Digital download
Feels Like Coming Home
(Limited Time Only)
  • Released: 19 April 2014 (UK)[13]
  • Label: Independent
  • Format: Digital download
Start a Riot
(Re-release)
  • Released: 11 May 2018 (US)[14]
  • Label: Independent
  • Format: Digital download
Tonic
  • Released: 24 August 2018 (UK)[15]
  • Label: Independent
  • Format: Digital download

Singles[]

Title Year Certifications Album
"Feels Like Coming Home" [16] 2013 Start a Riot
Feels Like Coming Home
"Start a Riot" [17] 2014 Start a Riot
"I'd Love to Change the World" [18] RIAA: Gold [19] non-album single
"Take it Easy (Matstubs Remix)"[20] 2016
"Zoo"[21] 2018
"Hangin'"[22] Tonic
"Losing Control"[23]
"Fool"[24]
"Enemy in Me"
"No Fire"[25] 2019 non-album single
"Livin'"[26] 2020
"I Wanna Know"[27]
"Taste"[28]
"He Usually Likes Boys"[29] 2021 upcoming album
"Honey"[30]

Featured singles[]

Title Year Album
"Electrify"
(Jakwob featuring Jetta) [31] 		2012 non-album single

Other appearances[]

Title Year Album
"You Win" [32] 2013 Kokowääh 2 (Original Soundtrack)
"Slow Down"
(Sigma featuring Jetta) [33] 		2015 Life (Deluxe edition)
"See The Light"
(Malik & the O.G's with backing vocals by Jetta) [34] 		2015 Rhythms of the Diaspora, Vol. 1 & 2
"Superhero"
(E.L) [35] 		2015 Bar 2 Mixtape
"Slow Down (Calyx and Teebee Remix) "
(Sigma featuring Jetta, Calyx and Teebee) [36] 		2017 Life (Remixes)
"Can't Catch Me 2.0"
(NoMBe featuring Mikky Ekko and Jetta) [37] 		2019 They Might've Even Loved Me (Re:Imagination)

References[]

  1. ^ "Sense Of Sound: A Liverpool music institution helping artists find their voice". Get Into This. 7 March 2013. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Renaissance Woman: Independent, free-thinking and serious in her artistry, Jetta is finally getting the attention she deserves". Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
  3. ^ "One To Watch: Jetta". Marie Claire. 2 April 2013. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  4. ^ "Jetta". Interview. 22 April 2014. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  5. ^ ""Feels Like Coming Home" and "Start A Riot" - Jetta on Jimmy Kimmel 3.6.2014 [YouTube Video]". Zumic. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  6. ^ "Star Trek: Discovery Trailer Music [Netflix Original] : I'd Love To Change The World". YouTube. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  7. ^ "REVIEW: Jetta opens for All Saints on their Testament Tour at the Hammersmith Apollo, London". . 8 December 2018. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  8. ^ "[Musician's Galore] Jetta". Hamada Music Mania Blog. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  9. ^ "Jetta Drops 90s Leaning Throwback 'Livin'". Clash. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  10. ^ "Jetta 'I Wanna Know' by Sophia + Robert". Promonews. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  11. ^ "Various – The End Of The Storm (Official Soundtrack)". Discogs. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  12. ^ "Start a Riot by Jetta". AllMusic. Retrieved August 21, 2018.
  13. ^ "Genius: Feels Like Coming Home by Jetta". Archived from the original on August 21, 2018. Retrieved August 21, 2017.
  14. ^ "iTunes: Start a Riot by Jetta". Itunes.apple.com. 14 January 2014. Retrieved August 21, 2018.
  15. ^ "iTunes: Tonic by Jetta". Itunes.apple.com. Retrieved August 21, 2018.
  16. ^ "Feels Like Coming Home - Single by Jetta". Music.apple.com. 31 December 2013. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  17. ^ "Summer Festival Guide: Start a Riot by Jetta". Archived from the original on 2018-08-21. Retrieved 2018-08-21.
  18. ^ "I'd Love To Change the World - Single by Jetta". Music.apple.com. 19 May 2014. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  19. ^ "Gold & Platinum". Riaa.com. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  20. ^ "Take It Easy (Matstubs Remix) - Single by Jetta". Music.apple.com. 29 April 2016. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  21. ^ "ZOO - Single by Jetta". Music.apple.com. 25 May 2018. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  22. ^ "Hangin' - Single by Jetta". Music.apple.com. 15 June 2018. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  23. ^ "Losing Control - Single by Jetta". Music.apple.com. 6 July 2018. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  24. ^ "Fool - Single by Jetta". Music.apple.com. 10 August 2018. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  25. ^ "No Fire - Single by Jetta". open.spotify.com. 4 October 2019. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  26. ^ "Livin' - Single by Jetta". open.spotify.com. 24 January 2020. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  27. ^ "I Wanna Know - Single by Jetta". open.spotify.com. 19 June 2020. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  28. ^ "Taste - Single by Jetta". open.spotify.com. 9 October 2020. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  29. ^ "Pre-save "he usually likes boys"". open.spotify.com. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  30. ^ "Honey". open.spotify.com. 29 November 2021. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
  31. ^ "Electrify by Jakwob". YouTube. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  32. ^ "You Win". Open.spotify.com. 8 February 2013. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  33. ^ "Life (Deluxe) by Sigma". Music.apple.com. 4 December 2015. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  34. ^ "See The Light by Malik & The OG's". open.spotify.com. August 2015. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  35. ^ "Superhero". open.spotify.com. 21 August 2015. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  36. ^ [Here’s a song for you… Slow Down - Calyx & TeeBee Remix by Sigma https://open.spotify.com/track/58D4kiMMrKPJCeCAPNqoku?si=ax7YEF34Rq-iypoUYtedOw&utm_source=native-share-menu "Life (Remixes) by Sigma"] Check |url= value (help). Music.apple.com. Retrieved 3 December 2021. line feed character in |url= at position 65 (help)
  37. ^ "Can't Catch Me 2.0". open.spotify.com. 6 March 2019. Retrieved 5 July 2021.

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